2 labourers die of 'gas leak' inside borewell in UP's Bulandshahr

Two labourers died from a suspected gas leak inside a borewell while attempting to restart a tube well.

Tragedy struck on Tuesday as two labourers died from a suspected gas leak inside a borewell while attempting to restart a tube well. The victims, Chandrapal, 45, and Mahesh, 35, were working on a private tube well on Chola Road that had been non-operational for two months.

District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh stated that the two men went down the borewell to turn it on. "It is believed that a gas leak caused the accident," he explained.

Emergency services, including police, municipal staff, and firefighters, retrieved their bodies from the site. Unfortunately, despite being rushed to Sikandrabad Community Health Centre, they could not be saved.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that each victim's family would receive ₹4 lakh as compensation. Singh added, "We will coordinate with the tube well owners to ensure support for the victims' families."